Senior/junior Jack Medley, ranked 18th nationally at 125 pounds, set the tone in the first bout, scoring seven takedowns and eight back points en route to a dominant 23-4 technical fall against Lucas Rodriguez. Four of his takedowns came off a fireman's dump; he went feet-to-back with the move late in the second period to break the match open. Medley added another six-point move in the third, locking up a cradle for the takedown and another four-point near fall to end the bout at the 6:01 mark.
After a forfeit win for fifth-year senior Austin Assad at 133 pounds, the Wolverines earned three straight decisions to build their lead to 20-0 at the intermission break. Freshman Cole Mattin used a second-period near fall to score the bulk of his points in a 6-0 decision against Nate Hagan at 141 pounds. Mattin rode out the frame, adding four points off a suck back and added an escape in the third and 1:33 in riding-time advantage.
Senior/junior Kanen Storr, ranked ninth nationally at 149 pounds, earned a 6-2 decision against Tyler Vath in his return to the lineup, behind a first-period single leg, second-period ankle pick and 2:18 in riding-time advantage. Freshman Will Lewan, ranked ninth at 157 pounds, scored a takedown per period en route to an 8-1 decision over Peter Pappas, scoring on counter attacks in the first and second before adding a go behind in the this and 1:25 in riding time.
Senior Tyler Meisinger carried the momentum into the second half of the dual, using a first-period pancake on the edge to pin Derek Ciavarro at the 1:44 mark -- his first fall of the season.
The Fighting Scots earned razor-thin decision wins at 174 and 184 pounds. Sophomore/freshman Max Maylor nearly pulled off an upset against 16th-ranked Jacob Oliver in the former, giving up a locked-hands penalty and escape in the final 10 seconds of regulation to force overtime, where he fell 4-2. Junior/sophomore J.T. Correll could not quite overcome an early deficit -- and could not finish on a last-second leg attack -- in an 8-7 defeat to Cody Mulligan. Edinboro was deducted team point for unsportsmanlike conduct after the latter bout.
Fifth-year senior Jackson Striggow did overcome a two-takedown deficit in the subsequent bout at 197 pounds, scoring takedowns in the second and third frames and riding for 2:28 advantage time to beat Dylan Reynolds, 8-6, in the final dual match of his collegiate career.
Sophomore Mason Parris, ranked second at heavyweight, added the capper with another bonus win in the final bout, rolling to a 10-1 major decision against Jon Spaulding with four takedowns -- two in the first period -- and 2:37 riding-time advantage. He improved to 26-0 on the season and has earned bonus points in 17 matches.
Michigan will have two weeks to prepare for the 2020 Big Ten Championships, slated for Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Piscataway, New Jersey. Action will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
Results:
125 -- #18 Jack Medley (U-M) tech. fall Lucas Rodriguez, 23-5 (6:01) -- U-M, 5-0
133 -- Austin Assad (U-M) win by forfeit -- U-M, 11-0
141 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. Nate Hagan, 6-0 -- U-M, 14-0
149 -- #9 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Tyler Vath, 6-2 -- U-M, 17-0
157 -- #9 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Peter Pappas, 8-1 -- U-M, 20-0
165 -- Tyler Meisinger (U-M) pinned Derek Ciavarro, 1:44 -- U-M, 26-0
174 -- #16 Jacob Oliver (EU) dec. Max Maylor, 4-2 SV -- U-M, 26-3
184 -- Cody Mulligan (EU) dec. J.T. Correll, 8-7 -- U-W, 26-5*
197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Dylan Reynolds, 9-7 -- U-M, 29-5
Hwt -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) major dec. Jon Spaulding, 10-1 -- U-M, 33-5
* Edinboro deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
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